Questions & Answers

In the event of a complete cancellation of LAKE GARDA 42, participants may request a refund of the entry fee if the cancellation is the responsibility of the organiser. If you are already registered for LAKE GARDA 42 and have paid the entry fee in full, your refund will be made automatically to your bank account on file with us without you having to take any action yourself. If, contrary to expectations, we still need information from you, we will contact you. Cash payment is not possible. The refund will be processed within a few days.

The minimum age for participation in the marathon LG42 is 20 years old and for participation in the half marathon LG21 is 18 years old.

Yes, distance registration changes are possible under the following conditions:

1. Each participant can change the distance themselves using the link that they find in the confirmation email received after the registration was completed.
2. If you change your registration to a route with a lower entry fee than the original registration fee, there is no entitlement to a refund of the difference. Registration can be changed free of charge until 23 March 2026 as long as places are still available for the route in question. After this date or when the participant limit for this route has been reached, no more changes can be made.
3. If you change your registration to a route with a higher entry fee than the original registration fee, the respective difference is due. Registration can be changed free of charge until 23 March 2026 as long as places are still available for the route in question. After this date or when the participant limit for this route has been reached, no more changes can be made.

There is no specific form required for the medical certificate.

The medical certificate must indicate that you are fit to run a marathon after undergoing the following examinations exercise ECG, spirometry test, urine test, measurement of blood pressure at rest and under stress. Additionally, it must include the following additional information: personal and family history.

The certificate can be presented in English or Italian and must be signed and stamped by the doctor who carried out the tests. The only specification required is that the certificate must be marked “athletics”.

Yes, we offer a shuttle service that will take you to the individual locations on Sunday, 12 April 2026.

In the morning:

• Riva – Arco
• Malcesine – Arco
• Riva – Limone
• Malcesine – Limone
• Limone – Arco

In the afternoon:

• Malcesine – Arco
• Malcesine – Limone – Riva

Stops:

• Riva (Bus): Centro (Piazza Catena)
• Malcesine (Bus): Autostazione Malcesine (directly at the event area)
• Arco (Bus): Parcheggio alla Sarca (Via P. Leonardi)
• Riva (Ferry): Centro (Piazza Catena)
• Malcesine (Ferry): Centro (Piazza Guglielmo Marconi)
• Limone (Ferry): Centro (Piazzale Carlo Gerardi)

Here you can find the routes and timetables of the ships in regular service on the upper lake provided by our partner Navigazione laghi.

Yes, the following roads are closed on 12.04.2026:
SS45bis between Limone and Riva (in both directions) from 8:30 to 10:30 am. The road through Limone is not affected.
SS249 between Torbole and Malcesine/Navene (in both directions) from 9:30am to 03:00pm. The road through Malcesine is not affected.
In the municipalities of Riva and Arco, there will be further road closures at times, but these can be avoided.

The bibs and race packages can be collected on Friday, 10 April 2026, from 03:00 pm to 08:00 pm and on Saturday, 11 April 2026, from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm. It will not be possible to pick up the Race Package on race day.

You can find information about accommodation on the pages of our tourism partners Garda Trentino, Visit Limone sul Garda and Visit Malcesine.